Etcetera: The Church Might Be Leading You To Hell
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As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be
zealous therefore and repent. – Revelation 3:19.
Much of the church today is living a lie. Many of
you have been told continuously that you are
saved and headed for heaven. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. Many of you are heading
directly to hell. The systemised lying that is
going on in the church has deceived the pastors
and the people alike. It is a case of the blind
leading the blind. You all need to pray – fervently
because many of you are “lost”. No matter what
you call me, no matter how you view this issue,
no matter what position you have, no matter
what church you attend, you have to admit that
something is wrong with the church.
Below are eight facts why the church is leading
you straight to hell:
. There is almost no evidence whatsoever that
the early church had their “services” on a
Sunday. They gathered together ‘from house to
house’ virtually every day! People did not dress
up and “go to church.” There were no
denominations or separate groups with
different ‘labels.’ They lived their lives together –
And the apostles in Jerusalem preached
everyday at a huge open-air gathering, not
“hidden away” inside four walls. Church
buildings do not exist in the Bible. They were
invented around 200-300 AD, when the church
was in serious decline. Church buildings are
anti-New Testament, and they bring with them a
host of problems and traditions. It was when
the church fell into the hands of Rome that this
concept of the “cathedral” took over. And today,
we are still spending millions building these
beautiful monuments while the worshippers are
starving.
. The words “prosper” or ‘prosperity’ were NEVER
used by Jesus at all – and only mentioned a few
times in the entire New Testament. Yet our
greedy pastors have built kingdoms upon them.
The words – “sell what you have and give to the
poor” and “deceitfulness of riches” and “you
cannot serve God and mammon” and “woe to
you that are rich” were DEFINITELY used by
Jesus and the apostles, but you don’t hear them
preached by your pastors, do you?
. Tithing is not a New Testament practice at all.
And it is being shamefully abused by today’s
preachers. In the Old Testament, tithing was
only applicable to Jews and to the land of Israel
and that was at a time when a great number of
them lived in Babylon, Ammon, Moab, Egypt
and Syria. As a result of that, the land they
occupied became tithe-able lands. Tithes were
not acceptable from Gentiles’ lands. So my
brothers and sisters, you need to ask your
pastor why he is collecting tithes here in
Nigeria. Also, the only people authorised to
receive tithes were the Levites – (Hebrews 7:5).
If your pastor is collecting tithe from you, ask
him if he’s from the tribe of Levi. Even Jesus
who was a Jew couldn’t collect tithes because
he wasn’t from the tribe of Levi but from that of
Judah. And if your pastor insists that being a
worker in the lord’s vineyard qualifies him as a
Levite, please remind him that Levites had no
land and did not own properties.
. The Jesus of today’s church is a “Father
Christmas,” a Jesus who exists mainly for our
own “happiness;” a Father Christmas who wants
to rain down continual blessings upon us; a
Jesus of grace and mercy without judgement,
righteousness or truth. Our gross
misrepresentation of who Jesus really is, is one
of the most serious offences of today’s church.
We worship a “plastic” Jesus – one that we have
painted in our own image. What an offence to
God.
. What we have today are churches that are so
loose that they excuse any sin or misconduct,
including homosexuality and adultery. Aren’t we
supposed to accept only the truth of God’s
word? But instead, we have opted for a modern
church that is socially based, smooth and
sophisticated, and presented like a Nollywood
movie with men and women of ogboni
fraternity dressed in their occultic regalia
occupying special seats during services.
Something is wrong!
. What happened to the strong calls for
repentance that brought thousands down to the
altar to repent and ask Jesus Christ to save their
souls? This is the litmus test for Christianity; it is
the essence of the Cross; it is the great
commission that Jesus commanded us with. If
your church is not winning souls, then it is like a
barren woman, and it is a shame. Something is
wrong!
. What happened to the outpouring of the Holy
Ghost? Do we even know what it means
anymore to feel the presence of the Spirit of
God descend on a service and fill up the room
with holiness? Or we just love that party
atmosphere and excitement when the choir
plays a boogie-down song? Or we love to
scream “ride on pastor” in the excitement we
get when some charismatic preacher works the
crowd? It’s been so long we’ve felt the presence
of the Holy Spirit that we don’t know what it is
anymore. Something is definitely wrong!
. Lots of pastors are aware that there is
something very wrong with the church today.
They know there is little ‘fear of the Lord.’ They
know there is no deep repentance or deep
moving of the Holy Spirit.
They know that it is just the same old “game”
being played every week. A lot of them are very
aware of this, but they will not do anything about
it. They will not rock the boat. And they will
destroy anyone who comes along trying to do
something. They do not want any reforms. There
is too much to lose. They have their careers and
their “kingdoms” at stake. This is the truth of the
matter. Most of you are worshippers of your
pastors and not God. Many of you are hell
bound. So pray my brothers and sisters. Pray for
your souls. Let me stop here and leave room for
you to call me names. But do remember that the
church is leading you to hell – not me!
http://www.punchng.com/columnists/etcetera/
the-church-is-leading-you-to-hell/
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be
zealous therefore and repent. – Revelation 3:19.
Much of the church today is living a lie. Many of
you have been told continuously that you are
saved and headed for heaven. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. Many of you are heading
directly to hell. The systemised lying that is
going on in the church has deceived the pastors
and the people alike. It is a case of the blind
leading the blind. You all need to pray – fervently
because many of you are “lost”. No matter what
you call me, no matter how you view this issue,
no matter what position you have, no matter
what church you attend, you have to admit that
something is wrong with the church.
Below are eight facts why the church is leading
you straight to hell:
. There is almost no evidence whatsoever that
the early church had their “services” on a
Sunday. They gathered together ‘from house to
house’ virtually every day! People did not dress
up and “go to church.” There were no
denominations or separate groups with
different ‘labels.’ They lived their lives together –
And the apostles in Jerusalem preached
everyday at a huge open-air gathering, not
“hidden away” inside four walls. Church
buildings do not exist in the Bible. They were
invented around 200-300 AD, when the church
was in serious decline. Church buildings are
anti-New Testament, and they bring with them a
host of problems and traditions. It was when
the church fell into the hands of Rome that this
concept of the “cathedral” took over. And today,
we are still spending millions building these
beautiful monuments while the worshippers are
starving.
. The words “prosper” or ‘prosperity’ were NEVER
used by Jesus at all – and only mentioned a few
times in the entire New Testament. Yet our
greedy pastors have built kingdoms upon them.
The words – “sell what you have and give to the
poor” and “deceitfulness of riches” and “you
cannot serve God and mammon” and “woe to
you that are rich” were DEFINITELY used by
Jesus and the apostles, but you don’t hear them
preached by your pastors, do you?
. Tithing is not a New Testament practice at all.
And it is being shamefully abused by today’s
preachers. In the Old Testament, tithing was
only applicable to Jews and to the land of Israel
and that was at a time when a great number of
them lived in Babylon, Ammon, Moab, Egypt
and Syria. As a result of that, the land they
occupied became tithe-able lands. Tithes were
not acceptable from Gentiles’ lands. So my
brothers and sisters, you need to ask your
pastor why he is collecting tithes here in
Nigeria. Also, the only people authorised to
receive tithes were the Levites – (Hebrews 7:5).
If your pastor is collecting tithe from you, ask
him if he’s from the tribe of Levi. Even Jesus
who was a Jew couldn’t collect tithes because
he wasn’t from the tribe of Levi but from that of
Judah. And if your pastor insists that being a
worker in the lord’s vineyard qualifies him as a
Levite, please remind him that Levites had no
land and did not own properties.
. The Jesus of today’s church is a “Father
Christmas,” a Jesus who exists mainly for our
own “happiness;” a Father Christmas who wants
to rain down continual blessings upon us; a
Jesus of grace and mercy without judgement,
righteousness or truth. Our gross
misrepresentation of who Jesus really is, is one
of the most serious offences of today’s church.
We worship a “plastic” Jesus – one that we have
painted in our own image. What an offence to
God.
. What we have today are churches that are so
loose that they excuse any sin or misconduct,
including homosexuality and adultery. Aren’t we
supposed to accept only the truth of God’s
word? But instead, we have opted for a modern
church that is socially based, smooth and
sophisticated, and presented like a Nollywood
movie with men and women of ogboni
fraternity dressed in their occultic regalia
occupying special seats during services.
Something is wrong!
. What happened to the strong calls for
repentance that brought thousands down to the
altar to repent and ask Jesus Christ to save their
souls? This is the litmus test for Christianity; it is
the essence of the Cross; it is the great
commission that Jesus commanded us with. If
your church is not winning souls, then it is like a
barren woman, and it is a shame. Something is
wrong!
. What happened to the outpouring of the Holy
Ghost? Do we even know what it means
anymore to feel the presence of the Spirit of
God descend on a service and fill up the room
with holiness? Or we just love that party
atmosphere and excitement when the choir
plays a boogie-down song? Or we love to
scream “ride on pastor” in the excitement we
get when some charismatic preacher works the
crowd? It’s been so long we’ve felt the presence
of the Holy Spirit that we don’t know what it is
anymore. Something is definitely wrong!
. Lots of pastors are aware that there is
something very wrong with the church today.
They know there is little ‘fear of the Lord.’ They
know there is no deep repentance or deep
moving of the Holy Spirit.
They know that it is just the same old “game”
being played every week. A lot of them are very
aware of this, but they will not do anything about
it. They will not rock the boat. And they will
destroy anyone who comes along trying to do
something. They do not want any reforms. There
is too much to lose. They have their careers and
their “kingdoms” at stake. This is the truth of the
matter. Most of you are worshippers of your
pastors and not God. Many of you are hell
bound. So pray my brothers and sisters. Pray for
your souls. Let me stop here and leave room for
you to call me names. But do remember that the
church is leading you to hell – not me!
http://www.punchng.com/columnists/etcetera/
the-church-is-leading-you-to-hell/
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